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NewsNew Farrells mixed-use scheme for Marsh Wall
Farrells has unveiled plans for a mixed-use scheme in the shadow of Canary Wharf in east London.
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NewsFresh images of New Covent Garden revamp unveiled
Fresh images of the redevelopment of New Covent Garden market, by Foster & Partners and Neil Tomlinson Architects, have been unveiled.
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NewsPorphyrios London scheme on site
Work on a new Porphyrios Associates’ residential scheme in Highbury, north London began on site this week.
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Fraenkel re-elected as Arb chair
Beatrice Fraenkel has been re-elected as chair of the Architects Registration Board.
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Developer to appeal Greenwich Market plans
The developer behind Hopkins’ £25 million scheme to revamp Greenwich Market is to appeal against the local council’s decision to throw out the plans.
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Finch calls on government to maintain BSF spending
Cabe chairman Paul Finch has called on the government to maintain spending on the £45 billion Building Schools for the Future programme.
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NewsLee Boyd Architects' community hub wins planning
Edinburgh based practice Lee Boyd Architects has won planning permission for a £3 million community hub in Gorebridge, Scotland.
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NewsCabe backs Viñoly’s Battersea Power Station scheme
Rafael Viñoly’s design for the £5.5 billion redevelopment of Battersea Power Station has been backed by Cabe’s design review panel.
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NewsLondon's US Embassy: The other designs
The American Embassy has revealed images of all four of the shortlisted schemes for its new home in Battersea, after naming the scheme by Philadelphia based Kieran Timberlake as the winner of the $1 billion project.
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AIA billings index drops again
Architecture billings in the US have taken another tumble, with the American Institute of Architect’s billing index falling three points in January.
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NewsEdinburgh's revamped Usher Hall opens to the public
LDN Architects’ scheme for an extension to Edinburgh’s main concert hall will open to the public this week.
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New fund seeks to promote rural design expertise
The government has announced a £1 million funding pot to help rural councils pay for expert advice to design and plan up to 10,000 new homes.
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NewsHodge lists Abbey Road Studios at grade II
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge today spot-listed the world-famous Abbey Road Studios at grade II in response to a public outcry about its possible sale.
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NewsKieran Timberlake to design new US Embassy
Philadelphia-based practice Kieran Timberlake has won the competition to design Britain’s new US Embassy.
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NewsHodge rejects EH's advice to list Slough town hall
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge has rejected English Heritage advice on Twentieth Century buildings again and refused to list Slough’s 1937 town hall.
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NewsZaha Hadid reveals designs for Jordanian cultural centre (flythrough)
Zaha Hadid has drawn up plans for a showpiece performing arts and cultural centre in the Jordanian capital of Amman.
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NewsNouvel's Abu Dhabi Louvre foundations laid
Piling work has started on Jean Nouvel’s Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi.
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Tories would let councils set their own design standards
A decentralised planning system where local authorities each draw up individual architectural and design standards would be introduced under a Conservative government, the party has confirmed.
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NewsStudio Egret West’s Stratford Shoal gets mayor’s approval
Studio Egret West’s £3 million sculpture designed to hide an “eyesore” in Stratford, east London, has been granted approval by the local mayor.
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NewsPolyark this week: Parasites, Edinburgh trains and architectural heroes
One thing that caught our eye this week was Ralph Furulund's Eco House competition submission entitled "The Eco-Parasite". Rather than the hapless host being we humans, the victims this time are environmentally unsound or derelict buildings.